Crew haircut, thick glasses and thick figure - that’s Drew Carey, an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store. Frustrated with his job he can always count on his friends.
1 | We’ll Remember Always, Evaluation Day |
| This episode starts with a full musical version of "Five O’Clock World" before the usual theme song "Moon Over Parma". With Drew in charge of evaluations, all the staff are sucking up to him. Lisa is on the verge of breaking up with Drew after she feels he always puts his work ahead of her. |
2 | Something Wick This Way Comes |
| This episode marks the first appearance of Winfred Lauder’s new Store Manager, Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson). Drew protests when Wick decides to fire all the older employees. Lewis and Oswald try to fill a rush order for Buzz beer and it leads to neighborhood kids working at the brewery in Drew’s garage. |
3 | Break It Up, Break It Up |
| Jay Clemens breaks up with Kate and moves to Minnesota, while Drew and Lisa also break up after she moves in with him and they get to each other’s nerves. Speedy’s 1st episode. |
4 | The Bully You Know |
| The guys meet up with their former high-school bully, who is going through tough times, so Drew tries to help him out with a job at Winfred-Louder. Oswald and Lewis introduce Drew’s new dog, Speedy, to the other dogs on the street. Guest starring Norm MacDonald as Simon. |
5 | The Devil, You Say |
| The guys help Kate out when she starts dating a guy, ’The Devil’, who takes his nickname a little bit too seriously. |
6 | The Day the Music Died |
| The guys find out their high school music teacher has died, leading to a reformation of the band. |
7 | What the Zoning Inspector Saw |
| Drew’s zoning inspector girlfriend, Bonnie, threatens to shut his brewery in the garage and Buzz beer down, so the gang try to mobilize popular support to keep their product alive. Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. |
8 | Drew’s the Other Man |
| Drew finds out Bonnie is married. Oswald makes a new friend at work. Lewis is jealous until the stranger’s true intentions become clear. Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. |
9 | Mimi’s Day Parade |
| Drew is placed in charge of Winfred-Louder’s Thanksgiving day parade but needs to let Mimi sit in the first float to save the show. Last time Drew Carey’s version of "Moon Over Parma" is played as theme song. |
10 | It’s Your Party and I’ll Crash If I Want To |
| Drew and Mimi crash a party thrown by a new store employee to which they were the only ones apparently uninvited. Kate bleaches her hair to appeal to decent men. "Five O’Clock World" becomes theme song for the remainder of season 2. |
11 | Lisa Gets Married |
| The return (and last appearance) of Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) who is getting married. Lewis and Oswald take jobs as elves for Winfred-Louder but have constant tiffs with a drunken Santa. |
12 | They’re Back |
| Drew’s parents move in with him after losing their home in Florida and end up depriving him of any privacy. Later Oswald and Lewis take Drew in when he can’t stand to live with his parents any longer. |
13 | Hello/Goodbye |
| After Drew squabbles with their landlord over conditions in the apartment, Lewis and Oswald get evicted and the guys are forced to move in to Kate’s. Lewis pretends to be rich to date a demanding woman. |
14 | Drewstock |
| Lewis and Oswald rent the place above the Warsaw. The gang decide to wind up Buzz beer and throw a party offering free beer to liquidate the left-over inventory. Kate finds some new girlfriends who turn out be doppelgängers of the guys. |
15 | Drew Blows His Promotion |
| Kate plays a prank on Drew by adding "special" sounds to a copy of the video tape Drew had made for his promotion campaign, but it turns out to be the actual tape and Drew plays it to his embarrassment at the Winfred Lauder board meeting. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs. Lauder. |
16 | Check Out Drew’s Old Flame |
| Drew encounters and falls for Kyra, an "ex-high school friend" who turns out to be a con artist and it leads to Drew’s car being repossessed and his furniture stolen. The gang try to help out Kate with her monetary problems. |
17 | See Drew Run |
| Drew decides to go on a hunger strike to force Winfred-Louder to build a skywalk to the parking garage after Oswald and Lewis get run over on a busy intersection while visiting Drew at the store. |
18 | Drew Gets Married |
| A drunk Drew gets fortuitously married to a woman, Diane, on a trip to Vegas but he agrees to play as her husband briefly so she can win custody of her two children. |
19 | Man’s Best Same Sex Companion |
| After exploiting Winfred-Louder’s same-sex insurance benefits for his dog Speedy’s surgery, Drew enlists Oswald to pretend to be his companion in front of the store board to save his job. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |
20 | Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar |
| The gang support Drew when crazy-man Earl is let out of the mental institution and moves next door to Drew. Mimi prepares to meet the King of Poland with the hopes of becoming queen. |
21 | Cap-Beer-Cino |
| The gang have to deal with a ruthless rival to Buzz Beer, "Cap-beer-Cino", and the competition gets down and dirty. |
22 | Drew vs. Mimi, Part II |
| Drew, Mimi and Larry compete for a board position at the store. Drew gains an edge and impresses the management with some tips from a business book but later Mimi hijacks the book from Drew. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |
23 | Win a Date with Kate |
| Kate isn’t amused when the guys decide to give away a date with her as a promotion for Buzz Beer and Mr. Wick finds the winning bottle cap. Drew gets nervous when Mr. Wick and Kate become ’romantically involved’ as he worries that they will eventually break up and take out their anger on him. |
24 | New York and Queens |
| Musical episode with dance off over The Rocky Horror Picture Show vs The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. |
